Monday, April 16, 2012

Day 9 of Dr. Partho Sarothi Ray's Illegal Detention

It's important to remind ourselves: he's in judicial custody under on false charges.

Some updates:

There's now a website set up by his colleagues and students: Justice for Dr. Partho Sarothi Ray. [Update: A blog has also been set up on WordPress.com. This one is better because it allows readers to leave their comments -- see #4 below.]

A letter has been sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh -- after describing the case of Prof. Ray (and that of another professor from Jadavpur University, Prof. Ambikesh Mahapatra), it urges Prime Minister Singh to "personally intervene to resolve these matters urgently." You can read the text of this letter, along with a first list of signatories here.

Update: The letter has also been posted at at the Petition Partho blog. Leave a comment there if you agree with the contents of the letter.